Housebuilding output slowed in October amid Budget uncertainty

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Eight successive month of growth for construction industry overall

Construction output growth slowed in October amid caution ahead of the Autumn budget

The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed a score of 54.3 in October down from a 29-month high of 57.2 in September.

Despite the lower growth, the index was above the 50% no change mark for the eighth successive month while the score of 54.3 was above the average score in the first half of the year.

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